Minecraft Better Animations mod, the first & third-person animation overhaul

Better Animations is the umbrella name for a stack of animation-replacement mods bundled into the Better Minecraft modpack. Not Enough Animations rebuilds first-person swing, block, eat and drink animations so you actually see your character's hands do what they are supposed to do. Fresh Animations plus its resource pack overhauls every mob's idle, walk and combat animations. First Person Model brings your own third-person model into first-person view, so you can see your legs, arms and torso instead of just floating hands.

The combined effect is that Minecraft finally has body language. Villagers gesture when trading, mobs telegraph their attacks, your own character has weight in first-person. It is the single mod stack that most changes how vanilla feels without changing what vanilla does.

Every part of the stack is standalone-installable, use the install guide below for the full Better Animations experience, or cherry-pick.